If you have a desire to become part of a vibrant professional
community that offers challenge and diversity, consider training
to become a psychoanalyst. Psychoanalysis is a profession
that will engage you in so many ways.

First of all, psychoanalysis is a highly human and humane pursuit in
which we — the analysts — witness and participate in the
individual growth of another human being. Psychoanalysts often express
feeling privileged to share in this poignant and often life-changing
journey.

Secondly, psychoanalysis is a rigorous intellectual discipline with
opportunities for ongoing scholarly pursuits such as attending seminars,
study groups, and scientific programs or engaging in psychoanalytic
research and writing. At NPAP the intellectual life is incredibly rich,
offering an array of programs that include study groups in attachment
theory, gender and sexuality, and neuro-psychoanalysis. Both members
and candidates are on the editorial board of NPAP’s internationally
recognized journal, The Psychoanalytic Review.

Finally, psychoanalysis affords opportunities for professional
and social affiliation. Many hours of working
alone with patients in our offices are balanced by the opportunity
to be vital members of professional organizations and, here at
NPAP, to be part of a professional community through membership
on the Association and Training Institute Boards, numerous committees,
and peer supervision groups. As a candidate at NPAP you become
part of a dynamic, congenial, and egalitarian culture. Candidates
may become active on the Member in Training Organization (MITO),
which has a significant voice in Institute affairs by having liaison
members on the Board of Trustees and many board committees.

In other words, the practice of psychoanalysis is a rich, challenging,
and multi-faceted experience that can engage your interest, your
heart and your soul.

Why Choose NPAP for your Psychoanalytic Training?

ACADEMIC PROGRAM: NPAP’s academic program
is rigorous and comprehensive and provides a plurality of theoretical
viewpoints. The curriculum includes a thorough grounding in
the psychoanalytic literature including Freud’s drive theory,
the British and American object relations schools, self psychology,
ego psychology, relational and inter-subjective perspectives and
attachment theory. There is a consistent effort to integrate
theory and practice in classes. We also offer opportunities
to pursue psychoanalytic research.

DIVERSITY: NPAP is distinguished from most other institutes
in that, following the legacy and vision and legacy of Theodor Reik,
it provides sound, comprehensive training for competent practice to
all qualified applicants, including those from outside the tri-disciplines
of psychiatry, clinical psychology, and social work. We believe that
mature, intelligent, empathic individuals from the arts, the social
sciences, and even the physical sciences bring a unique richness to
their practice of psychoanalysis and to their understanding of the
human psyche and the human condition.

LICENSURE: NPAP is a New York State approved psychoanalytic training
institute. Completion of our license-qualifying program will
prepare candidates for eligibility to apply for the New York State
License in Psychoanalysis.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: As a candidate at NPAP you will have the
opportunity to begin seeing patients in your second year of training
under the auspices of the Theodor Reik Clinical Center for Psychotherapy
(TRCC). Office space and supervision are provided.

DISTINGUISHED FACULTY: NPAP has an excellent and distinguished
faculty, including many published authors. Our journal, The
Psychoanalytic Review, is edited by the eminent psychoanalytic
theorist and author, Michael Eigen.

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